McCulloch/Kubota D20

[284 International]

I have seen, somewhere, a thread about a similar machine. To the right collector, this may be an appealing item. It is listed for "best offer" on Craigslist Phoenix. Apparently these were imported by McCulloch in the mid to late 60s, before Kubota entered the market.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/tls/3089607384.html

http://gasengine.farmcollector.com/Tractors/Kubota-D-20.aspx

http://www.tractordata.com/farm-tractors/005/0/4/5047-mcculloch-d-20.html

 

[284 International]

The picture didn't attach; sorry.

 

[Lil Foot]

I called about this tractor yesterday, and was told it would auction sometime after noon today.
I arrived before 10am to check it out, & was informed it had already been sold.
No one seemed to know the final price. I probably wouldn't have bid very high on it, (I need another project like I need a hole in the head) but it would have been nice to have a shot at it. I like the oddball stuff.
Anyway, I shot some pictures for posterity.

 

[Lil Foot]

more pics:

 

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and still more:

 

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and lastly:

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want that roll over grading box! Man that thing is sweet and is the way to go!

 

[Lil Foot]

I REALLY REALLY REALLY want that roll over grading box! Man that thing is sweet and is the way to go!

It looked very versatile, but frankly very light weight. I doubt it weighs more than 1/4 or 1/3 the weight of my 42", non-rollover Gannon box blade. It also was a Gannon brand, and appeared to be about 42" wide. It's probably fine for light work, or maybe back east soil, but our soil is very hard & compacted out here.
Did you see the high tech 3pt components?

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Yeah I had noticed it seemed kinda thin, I reckon maybe its one of the earlier models and they wont built quite as heavy back then. Either that or its a lighter box because its behind a smaller tractor!

I'm also trying to understand why there's load binders on both sides of the 3pt.

 

[Kytim]

Oh Man I love those oddball Kubota's. this is almost up there with the single cylinder tractors. Sorry you missed a shot at it. Coulda been neat.

 

[Lil Foot]

I'm also trying to understand why there's load binders on both sides of the 3pt.

I think they were on there to keep the box blade off the ground..... I assume the lift had failed & it was an expedient way to keep the implement off the ground so the tractor could move around. Must have been that way for a long time, judging, by the faded paint on the binders.

I with I could have heard it run..... never heard a two cylinder Kubota.....

 

[284 International]

I have a 36" Gannon rollover scraper that came with my B6000. It is too light to do any real work, and the way it is constructed precludes adding any additional weight. It is well constructed and strong, just too light for reak dirt work. It would excel in horse arenas, composted gardens, or other places where the dirt is naturally soft and friable. On tougher clay, or compacted soils, it skitters along uselessly.

Does anybody know if these machines are supported by Kubota? They clearly aren't grey market; they also aren't really Kubota machines. The local Kubota dealer treated me very skeptically and rudely when I wanted to purchase an adjustable side link for my IH284; I imagine asking about selling parts for the McCulloch would drive them to apoplexy, whether permitted by Kubota or not. Kubota's website has no information about McCulloch or the D20 that I could find.

 

[davis55]

I have a Kubota D20. My dad bought it back in the early 1980s. Haven't heard of or seen many of them over the years. Still runs great and I pulled it in a garden tractor pull a few years back. Full pulls in fourth and fifth gear.

http://www.mytractorforum.com/picture.php?albumid=7978&pictureid=33778

 

[Zachcusson]

I have a Kubota D20. My dad bought it back in the early 1980s. Haven't heard of or seen many of them over the years. Still runs great and I pulled it in a garden tractor pull a few years back. Full pulls in fourth and fifth gear.

http://www.mytractorforum.com/picture.php?albumid=7978&pictureid=33778

Would you be willing to sell, or do you have any info like a manual for it you could share?

 

[Lam413]

We have a d20 and can't find a starter

 

[ItBmine]

That hitch almost reminds me of the aftermarket kit to convert my Allis Chalmers from snap coupler to three point hitch.
I read an article on the history of Kubota, everything from their steel and pipe manufacturing to their first and very popular in Japan excavators. Then it gets into the tractors and no where is that tractor mentioned.